Systems for radiofrequency ablation with phase sensitive power detection and control
Systems for ablating tissue control radiofrequency power to an ablation electrode by relying upon actual phase sensitive power measurements, unaffected by phase shifts between radiofrequency voltage and current. The systems also detect these phase differences, if they develop, and integrate this factor in making their control decisions.
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Claims
1. A system for ablating tissue at an ablation site using radiofrequency energy comprising
- an electrode,
- a source of radiofrequency energy coupled to the electrode for transmitting radiofrequency energy at the ablation site resulting in measurable voltage and current waveforms,
- a monitoring element coupled to the electrode to monitor the current and voltage waveforms,
- a sensing element coupled to the monitoring element to derive a phase shift between the monitored current and voltage waveforms, and
- a controller coupled to the sensing element and responsive to the derived phase shift and operable to interrupt conduction of radio frequency energy when the derived phase shift exceeds a predetermined value.
2. A system according to claim 1
- and further including an element coupled to the sensing element and that computes real power.
3. A system according to claim 2
- and further including a device coupled to the element that computes real power to display the computed real power.
4. A system according to claim 1
- and further including an element coupled to the sensing element and that computes apparent power.
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Patent History
Patent number: 5722975
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 7, 1995
Date of Patent: Mar 3, 1998
Assignee: E.P. Technologies Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Stuart D. Edwards (Los Altos, CA), Roger A. Stern (Cupertino, CA)
Primary Examiner: Lee S. Cohen
Law Firm: Oppenheimer Poms Smith
Application Number: 8/480,146
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 7, 1995
Date of Patent: Mar 3, 1998
Assignee: E.P. Technologies Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Stuart D. Edwards (Los Altos, CA), Roger A. Stern (Cupertino, CA)
Primary Examiner: Lee S. Cohen
Law Firm: Oppenheimer Poms Smith
Application Number: 8/480,146
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